# Windy Plains Airport (5CO0)

**Windy Plains Airport** (FAA: 5CO0) is a small airport in Cheyenne Wells, Colorado, United States. It opened in Nov 1981. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,880 ft (878 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/5co0

## At a glance

- FAA: 5CO0
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Cheyenne Wells, Colorado, United States
- Opened: Nov 1981
- Elevation: 4,184 ft / 1,275 m
- Coordinates: 38.8295, -102.3006
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 2,880 ft / 878 m
- Time zone: UTC-7/-6 · America/Denver
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q74841152
- Weather station: KITR
- Ident: 5CO0

## Timeline

- Nov 1981: Windy Plains Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 04/22 | 2,880 ft / 878 m | 40 ft / 12 m | Asphalt |  | yes |
| 10/28 | 2,485 ft / 757 m | 30 ft / 9 m | Dirt |  |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,880 ft / 878 m | =17,477 of 29,858 | =7,364 in North America | =6,224 in US |
| Elevation | 4,184 ft / 1,275 m | =3,204 of 43,403 | =1,721 in North America | =1,367 in US |
| Age | Opened 1981 | =8,229 of 15,079 | =6,171 in North America | =6,066 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [US-6642](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-6642.md) Rowdys Airport · 1.8 mi / 2.9 km
- [CO28](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-8149.md) Clear Sky Ag Airport · 6.8 mi / 11 km
- [9CO5](https://dromopedia.com/airports/9co5.md) Scherler Private Airstrip · 19 mi / 30 km
- [6KS4](https://dromopedia.com/airports/6ks4.md) Bussen Airport · 28 mi / 45 km
- [KITR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kitr.md) Kit Carson County Airport · 29 mi / 46 km
- [23CD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/23cd.md) Aviation Acres Airport · 32 mi / 52 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/5co0/data